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Ursula Radcliffe
Born: 1633 in Northd.
Died: 30 Oct 1689 in Cambrai.

father: Sir Edward Radcliffe 2nd bart of Dilston, Northd
mother: Elizabeth Barton of Whenby, Yorks

Benedictines, Cambrai choir nun.
She entered 7 Jun 1653, aged 20.

She professed 1655.

She was the sister of Dorothy Radcliffe, Clare Radcliffe.
She was the aunt of Catherine Ratcliffe, Elizabeth Ratcliffe, Christine Tunstall, Margaret Tunstall.
She was the great aunt of Anne Tunstall, Catherine Francisca Tunstall, Cecily Tunstall, Mary Tunstall, Catherine Liddle, Mary Liddle, Barbara Crathorne.
She was the niece of Ann Radcliffe, Dorothy Radcliffe, Elizabeth Radcliffe, Margaret Radcliffe.

Sources: Cambrai crs: 48.

Family tree (Radclyffe of Derwentwater)

Notes:

Parents in Foster Visitation Pedigrees, pp98-9